Edgar

English

"wealthy spearman"

Edgar Origin and Meaning

The name Edgar is a boy's name of English origin meaning "wealthy spearman".

Edgar is an Old English name historically associated with the tenth century English king known as Edgar the Peaceful. There was also a King Edgar of Scotland.

Edgar has been a stalwart on the US popular names lists, not dipping below the Top 400 until 2022, and is especially popular (as is Edgardo) with Latino families.

Edgar plays a key role in King Lear and has had several distinguished namesakes, including artist Degas, Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs, and author and poet Edgar Allan Poe. In terms of style, however, most would rate it a distant third to Edward and Edmund.

Trivia tidbit: Joan Rivers' daughter Melissa named her son Edgar after her father, but he is called by his middle name Cooper.

Edgar Rank in US Top 1000

# 435 in the US

Edgar Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 588 on Nameberry

Edgar Popularity

• 435 US 2023
• 588 Nameberry 2024
• 894 England 2021
• 229 Germany 2016
• 82 Portugal 2014
• 137 Mexico 2021

20 Names Similar to Edgar

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• Ernest
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• Albert
• Gilbert
• Walter
• Edmund
• Eugene
• Franklin
• Barnabas
• Humphrey
• Hector
• Clarence
• Harold
• Edwin
• Leopold
• Irving
• Ferdinand
• Leonard
• Archibald
• Rupert

Famous People Named Edgar

• Edgar S. Prado Peruvian,American jockey
• Edgar the Peaceful King of England
• Edgar King of Scotland
• Edgar the Aetheling disputed King of England
• Edgar Allan Poe American fiction writer and poet
• (Hilaire Germain,)Edgar Degas, French Impressionist painter
• Edgar Rice Burroughs American novelist; creator of Tarzan
• (John) Edgar Hoover American FBI director
• Edgar Cayce American psychic
• Edgar Holland Winter American rock and blues musician
• Edgar Wright English film director
• Joseph Edgar Foreman aka Afroman American rapper
• Edgar Douglas Adrian Lord Adrian, British physiologist
• Edgar Speyer 1st Baronet, American,British financier
• Edgar Hansen American reality TV personality ("Deadliest Catch")
• Edgar John Bergen American ventriloquist
• Edgar Enrique Renteri­a (Herazo) Colombian baseball player
• Edgar Patrício de Carvalho Pacheco Portuguese footballer
• Edgar Thomas Towner Australian Victoria Cross recipient
• Edgar Steven Davids Surinamese,Dutch footballer
• Edgar Miles Bronfman Canadian billionaire philanthropist
• Edgar Cooper Endicott son of TV personality Melissa Rivers, grandson of Joan Rivers
• Ikhyd Edgar Arular Bronfman b. 2009, son of rapper M.I.A.

Edgar in Pop Culture

• Edgar a family band
• Edgar a main character in Shakespeare's King Lear
• Edgar a cow in Achievement Hunter's "Lets Play Minecraft" series.
• Edgar character in video game "Final Fantasy VI"
• Edgar butler in Disney's "The AristoCats"
• Edgar Linton Catherine's husband in Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights"
• Edgar Saul character in "A Certain Man" by Oliver Onions
• Edgar Roy character on TV's "King & Maxwell"
• Edgar Clinton main character in G. A. Henty's, The Dash for Khartoum
• Edgar Gore character in animated movie "Frankenweenie"
• Edgar Huntly character in "Memoirs of a Sleepwalker" by Charles Brockden Brown
• Edgar Frog character in "The Lost Boys" movie series
• Edgar character on TV's "Heroes"
• Edgar Ormskirk main character in G. A. Henty's, A March on London
• Edgar Badlock character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
• Edgar Allen Pug youtuber Pewdiepie's dog